Back to Wyoming
Wyoming2025Inactive

HB0177

Creating a Committee to Review Federal Actions

Last scannedOct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM

In one sentence

This act creates a joint committee in the Wyoming legislature to review federal actions and ensure they do not infringe on state sovereignty or citizens' rights.

What it does

  • Creates a new standing committee called the 'Federal Review Joint and Standing Committee'.
  • Appoints five senators and nine representatives to serve on this committee.
  • Gives the committee the power to review federal actions that might affect Wyoming's sovereignty or its citizens' rights.
  • Requires the committee to report findings and recommendations to the legislature.

Who it affects

  • Members of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives
  • The people of Wyoming

Limits and unknowns

  • This act will be repealed upon the repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
  • It does not specify what happens after January 6, 2026, for appointing committee members.

Plain language

Terms to know

Federal action
All new, proposed or existing federal laws, resolutions, rules, regulations, decrees, orders, mandates, executive orders and any other federal dictate having the force and effect of law.
Sovereignty
The independent authority and self-governance of a state within its own territory.

Official record

Sources

Source checked

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 3, 9:34 AM

Couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

2 roll calls

H 3rd Reading:Passed 32-25-5-0-02025-02-03 · House32 yes 25 no
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-02025-01-27 · House8 yes 1 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4Senate
  2. S No report prior to CoW CutoffSenate
  3. S Introduced and Referred to S01 - JudiciarySenate
  4. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  5. H 3rd Reading:Passed 32-25-5-0-0House
  6. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  7. H COW:PassedHouse
  8. H Placed on General FileHouse
  9. H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0House
  10. H Introduced and Referred to H07 - CorporationsHouse
  11. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  12. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

HB0177H3001

The amendment removes the entire first line of text from page 1 of HB0177, which is related to creating a joint and standing committee on federal review.